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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EBNEZAR H. STURGES, OF WINGS STATION, NEW YORK.

HOUSEKEEPERS' SAFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,490, dated February10, 1880.

Application med January 10,1880. V

cles, constructed andarranged as hereinafter compartments open.

set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 'is a perspective view of the safe with thecovers of the various gitudinal sectionv of the safe, and Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre spondin g parts.

The safe is preferably made of sheet metal,`

of any suitable size, and in portable form. The middle and main portionconsists of an oblong box, A, having a sliding cover, a, and fitted withtwo or more loose boxes, b b, for containin g sugar, flour, or otherbulky articles, which boxes b can be lifted out for filling or cleaning.

Upon the cover a. of box A is fitted a box, B,

adapted for holding knives and forks and hav-k ing'a sliding cover. Tothe cover c of box A is attached a handle, c, by which the whole safecan be carried 5 or the knife-boxV B may be removed, with the cover a,and carriedvby the handle.

At each of the longer sides of box A is formed a box, C, each of whichis divided by a horizontal partition, d, into yan. upper `and lowerportion. The upper portions of boxes O are divided icy-partitions intosmall compartments for containing spices, saleratus, &c., and fittedwith hin ged covers c.

The lower por- Fi g. 2 is a vertical lon.

and cheapness obtained by economy'of mate-` The safe is convenient andhandy, as by its use the various articles required by housekeepers arekept together and at hand, and the safe may be carried kfrom place t0place as required.

Having thus described my' invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. The housekeepers safe consisting of the central box,A, having a sliding cover, a, titted with a knife-box, B, and the sideboxes, O D, att-ached upon the box A, and provided with hinged covers,combined together in the manner and for the purposes set forth.

2. In housekeepers7V safes, the side boxes,C, divided by horizontalpartitions d, and provided with drawers f and hinged covers c, combinedwith the main box A, that is fitted with the loose boxes l, and theknife-box B, attached upon the cover of box A, all substantially asshown and described. v

\ 3. In housekeepers safes, the central box, A, formed with the sideboxes, O D, and fitted with a slidingcover to which the knife-box B andhandle c are attached, as shown and described. f y

l EBNEZAR HOLESTER STUBGES.

Witnesses:

THEoDoEE BUGKINGHAM, J AcxsoN A. WHITELEY.

